Definition of phase diagram

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(Chemical Engineering: General) A phasediagram is a drawing which shows the phases that exist for a particular range of temperature, pressure, volume, and chemical composition. ⇒ This figure illustrates the precipitation phase diagram of sulfate and chloride ions from seawater using isopropylamine as a precipitation solvent. ⇒ As the phase diagram shows, water can only exist as a vapor in particular conditions. ⇒ A phase diagram is a drawing which shows the phases that exist for a particular range of temperature, pressure, volume, and chemical composition.